Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$369 billion
The Inflation Reduction Act allocates $369 billion for climate and clean energy technologies, and includes industrial policy provisions that could bolster U.S. manufacturing, enhancing competition with China.
SOURCE: “Why the New Climate Bill Is Also about Competition with China” by CSIS’s Ilaria Mazzocco.
78 exercises
China and Russia participated in at least 78 joint military exercises between 2003 and mid-2022, with more than half of these taking place since 2016.
SOURCE: “How Deep Are China-Russia Military Ties?” by CSIS’s Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Matthew P. Funaiole, Samantha Lu, Hannah Price, Nicholas Kaufman, and Gavril Torrijos.
825 greenhouses
The Yonpo Vegetable Greenhouse Farm is a top-priority project for North Korea. Once completed, the project will convert the former grounds of the Korean People’s Air and Air Defense Force airbase at Yonpo into an agricultural complex with 825 greenhouses, support buildings, and housing units.
SOURCE: "Conversion of Yonpo Airbase to the Yonpo Vegetable Greenhouse Farm" by CSIS's Jospeh S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun.
2 aid packages
The United States recently announced two aid packages to Ukraine. A $775 million package provides U.S. equipment from existing stocks. The second, much larger, $3 billion package procures new equipment, provides training, and will take months or even years to fully implement.
SOURCE: "The Latest Aid Packages to Ukraine: New Systems, Trade-Offs, Muysteries, and the Long Game" by CSIS's Mark Cancian.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
